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25 things the Bill of Rights says the government cannot do

Amendment I 1. The government cannot make you believe in a religion. 2. The government cannot keep you from practicing any religion you choose. 3. The government cannot keep you from saying what you wish. 4. The government cannot keep you from writing what you want. 5. The government cannot stop you from publishing what...

February 3, 2016
Economy

Hon. Arlene Wohlgemuth’s statement on title insurance

It’s time that we, in Texas, include title insurance in our free market offerings.

February 2, 2016
Economy

Bill Peacock’s statement on title insurance

The Texas model of low taxes and spending, less regulation, a sound civil justice system, and less dependence on the federal government has made Texas what it is today.

February 2, 2016
Economy

Texas continues to weather major economic headwinds

Texas has been America’s jobs engine by creating 40 percent of all U.S. civilian jobs during the last eight years.

February 1, 2016
Energy & Environment

Stay the course and halt the clock on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

If the Supreme Court wants to preserve the legal force of judicial review, stay of the rule is essential to prevent the EPA's increasingly successful circumvention of the court's restraints.

February 1, 2016
Higher Education

Pricing revolution: Texas expands its affordable bachelor’s degree program

A contemporaneous Pew study found that 57 percent of prospective students believe a college degree no longer carries a value worth the cost. Seventy-five percent of respondents deem college unaffordable.

February 1, 2016
Other

James Quintero discusses property tax transparency on Coast to Coast AM

Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero explains that more transparency of property tax increases will help rein in out of control government spending. 

January 31, 2016
Taxes & Spending

How Crony corporatism & big government conspire to pad your wireless bill

Using utility bill surcharges to fund government programs is a surreptitious way to tax, especially when elected representatives set up an autopilot system so they can avoid accountability at the ballot box.

January 29, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Testimony: Local Ordinance Integrity

Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero's testimony on local ordinance integrity presented to the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.

January 28, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Texas has 46th lowest state-local tax burden

Texas’ relatively low tax burden has helped create an economic environment that brings people worldwide and from other states here for the opportunity to prosper. 

January 27, 2016
Health Care

Obamacare’s crumbling facade

UnitedHealth, the nation's largest insurer, recently announced it expects to lose more than $500 million on the Obamacare exchanges this year — after losing $475 million last year.

January 27, 2016
Higher Education

The campus protests and faculty tenure: A fatal attraction?

Too many universities today do not 'challenge the norm.' They are the norm. And the elected representatives of the people are beginning to shout, 'Enough!'

January 25, 2016
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